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The ‘Smart City Mission’ is gaining momentum each passing day. In the latest development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government will officially declare the first batch of 20 smart cities early January. A press release from the...

The increasing viability of rooftop solar power plants and their multiple benefits could be a game changer for the country. In view of this, the Chhattisgarh Government has taken a vital step and has decided to make rooftop solar power plants...

This move is taken in a bid to remove bottlenecks at toll plazas and ensure hassle-free collection of toll. At the same time, vehicles fitted with electronic tags can zoom past the toll plazas without waiting in the queue. The Ministry...

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., LEED AP, is an urban strategist focused on researching, teaching and outreach in the areas of urban innovation, entrepreneurship and smart cities. Boyd developed the ‘Smart Cities Wheel’ as a framework for developing and...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $300 million loan to the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) that is aimed at improving the health status of the country’s urban population. The loan,...

Larsen & Toubro is leading from the front to make India’s first smart city project in Jaipur, Rajasthan. L&T’s Smart World & Communication business vertical will be creating a host of smart solutions like parking information systems,...

All 12 corporations (Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tiruppur, Salem, Vellore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Erode, Chennai and Thoothukudi) have submitted their proposals for smart city to the Director of Smart City Mission of the Union...

The way the Mumbai Police maintains law and order in the city is all set to change with the inauguration of Phase I of the much-delayed ‘Mumbai City Surveillance Project’ by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Under phase I of the project...

Globally energy needs are set to rise 40% by 2030, ushering in pressure on prices, competition for resources, challenges in providing overall access to societies’ poorest citizen. Add to that the climatic change and impact on economic growth and...

As 2015 draws to a close, we look back at some of our stories that were most popular with readers this year. Check them out for inspiration and guidance as you make your 2016 plans.1. Why some utilities are giving away free electricity. (Could...

In the never-ending race to gain competitive advantage, some cities are turning to "Innovation Zones." They set aside an area with incentives such as ultra-fast broadband and tax breaks. Then they try to attract the best and brightest companies to...

Space-Time Insight collaborates on smart energy solutionsCouncil Associate Partner Space-Time Insight announced a collaboration with two other companies with the goal of making it easier for utilities to take advantage of emerging energy trends....

Copenhagen, one of the world’s most sustainable and smartest cities, has set the ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by the year 2025. For that reason, the city is transforming how it manages energy use, traffic systems and emergency response....

This year’s fDi ranking of Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future shows the impact consistency and deliberate change — two dramatically different strategies that are paying off big time for cities in the region.Singapore once again held the top spot in...

Scandinavia has long been a hotbed (pun intended) for combined heat & power (CHP). That's the process of capturing the waste heat from power generation and using it for additional purposes. In some cases, to heat nearby buildings. In others, to...

Technology is the answer, but what is the question? – Cedric PriceSmart city is one that looks to use technology to make a city more affordable and more liveable. A smart city can improve upon:public transitwaste managementpower generation and...

Carlo Ratti is a Italian architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, where he directs the MIT Senseable City Lab, a research group that explores how new...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data. Simply put, it revolves around...

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American CitiesThe intelligence of the city is on the streets. How they adapt,...